새끼

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 삿기 (satgi) — Early Modern

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 삿기〮 (Yale: sàskí).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛk͈i] ~ [sʰe̞k͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새끼/세끼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saekki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sae'kki
McCune–Reischauer?saekki
Yale Romanization?say.kki

Noun

새끼 • (saekki)

  1. young animal
  2. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) a contemptible person, usually male; a son of a bitch
    Synonyms: 놈 (nom), 개새끼 (gaesaekki)
  3. (vulgar, slang, especially by male speakers) bro, dude (any man)
    저 새끼 존나 잘생겼다 ― jeo saekki jonna jalsaenggyeotda ― That dude is fucking hot
  4. (endearing, by grandparents of grandchildren) kid, child

Usage notes

When 새끼 occurs before an animal name, it has no derogatory sense:

새끼 원숭이 ― saekki wonsung'i ― baby monkey

When it occurs after an animal name, it has a vulgar, derogatory sense and is typically used to negatively compare a person to the animal:

원숭이 새끼 ― wonsung'i saekki ― [you] fucking monkey
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